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  • [ May 12, 2025 ] Pope Leo XIV, Zelenskyy hold first phone call about Russia-Ukraine war, Vatican says News Briefs
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Pope Francis urges release of Hamas hostages, end of conflict in Israel and Palestine

September 15, 2024 Catholic News Agency 6

After his Angelus on Sept. 15, 2024, Pope Francis appealed for the release of the remaining Hamas hostages and said he is praying for the victims and their families. / Credit: Vatican Media.

Rome Newsroom, Sep 15, 2024 / 09:36 am (CNA).
During … […]

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Israeli embassy criticizes Holy Land Catholic leaders for statement on ‘just war’

July 3, 2024 Catholic News Agency 2

An Israeli army convoy leaves the Gaza Strip as seen from a position on the Israeli side of the border on July 3, 2024 in southern Israel. / Credit: Amir Levy/Getty Images

CNA Staff, Jul 3, 2024 / 15:05 pm (CNA).
Israel’s embassy to the Holy Se… […]

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Pope Francis recalls 2014 embrace of Palestine and Israel presidents at prayer for peace

June 8, 2024 Catholic News Agency 2

Pope Francis said he prays every day for an end to the war in Israel and Palestine during a prayer service June 7, 2024, in the Vatican Gardens, commemorating 10 years since the symbolic planting of an olive tree in the presence of the president… […]

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Where are all the pilgrims? The current state of religious tourism in the Holy Land

June 4, 2024 Catholic News Agency 3

The entrance of Jaffa Gate (interior), one of the main access points to the Old City of Jerusalem, was almost empty around noon on Friday, May 24. According to data from the Israeli Ministry of Tourism, just over 80,000 people entered the countr… […]

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Catholic Relief Services unable to provide aid to southern Gaza amid ongoing war

May 30, 2024 Catholic News Agency 1

A refugee camp in Gaza houses those displaced by the war. / Credit: Courtesy of Catholic Relief Services

CNA Staff, May 30, 2024 / 09:10 am (CNA).
A Catholic Relief Services (CRS) official told CNA this week that the organization has been unabl… […]

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Catholic bishop walks length of Gaza Strip in support of cease-fire

May 6, 2024 Catholic News Agency 0

Bishop Bart van Roijen walked the length of the Gaza Strip on April 29, 2024, in support of those suffering due to the Israel-Hamas conflict. / Credit: Diocese of Corner Brook and Labrador

CNA Staff, May 6, 2024 / 17:20 pm (CNA).
A Catholic bis… […]

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First Arab Christian woman to lead Israel’s University of Haifa

May 4, 2024 Catholic News Agency 0

Professor Mouna Maroun is the first Arab to be elected as the rector of an Israeli university, the University of Haifa. Maroun belongs to the Arab minority in Israel, the Christian minority among Arabs, and the Maronite minority among Christians… […]

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New episode involving land dispute shakes Armenian community in Jerusalem again 

April 5, 2024 Catholic News Agency 0

An improvised barricade covered with barbed wire. In the background, the tent of activists from the “Save the Armenian Quarter” (ArQ) association who are guarding the “Cow’s Garden” parking lot. / Credit: Marinella Bandini

Jerusalem, Apr 5, 202… […]

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Amid Holy Week, Pope Francis points to ‘beautiful testimony’ of fathers who lost daughters

March 27, 2024 Catholic News Agency 2

Pope Francis waves to pilgrims gather in Paul VI Audience Hall for his Wednesday general audience on March 27, 2024. / Credit: Vatican Media

Vatican City, Mar 27, 2024 / 09:30 am (CNA).
Pope Francis on Wednesday used the example of two men — on… […]

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Israeli embassy criticizes Cardinal Parolin’s remarks on civilian death toll in Gaza

February 15, 2024 Catholic News Agency 1

Israeli Ambassador to the Holy See Raphael Schutz meets with Pope Francis on Feb. 2, 2024. / Credit: Vatican Media

Rome Newsroom, Feb 15, 2024 / 16:05 pm (CNA).
The Embassy of Israel to the Holy See issued a sharp rebuke of Vatican Secretary of… […]

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